Resources and Updates:
School design

We are excited to announce that the DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) conditionally approved the launch of our incubated school, DC Wildflower last night! Through a liberatory and identity-affirming learning environment, DC Wildflower will provide students across the city with a high-quality Montessori education. Unfortunately, Capital Experience Lab (CapX)—our other incubated school that applied…

This Thursday, April 22, the three teams from our 2020-2021 Design Residency: Ventures program will showcase their ventures to a virtual panel of community and funder evaluators. Afterward, we will host a 30-minute meet-and-greet for guests to ask questions and learn more about these emerging education solutions. If you haven’t already, register here.

We are now accepting applications for our fall 2021 Design Fellowship. This four-month immersive fellowship will help school-based and non-school-based educators design and scale right-sized pilot solutions. Learn more and apply by May 7.

We kicked off our spring Design Fellowship with 33 educators and entrepreneurs committed to creating a more equitable and excellent education system. Over the next four months, we will be designing, testing, and scaling solutions to DC’s most pressing educational challenges. Learn more about Design Fellowship.

Capital Experience Lab (CapX) and Wildflower Schools, two of the schools in our Incubator, submitted their school charter applications to the DC Public Charter School Board in January. The next step in the approval process is a public hearing, which will take place for both schools on March 15th. We could not be more excited…

Global Citizens Public Charter School, the first dual language immersion public charter school to offer Mandarin and Spanish language immersion in DC, will open its doors in August 2021. Global Citizens will serve 400 students, ages 3-11—a clear testament to the need for a school grounded on whole child wellness, social justice, academic excellence, and globally…